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Does the place of birth affect the chances of someone playing in the NFL?

The NFL has players from all over the world play in the league, but this data only represents players born in the United States. There are some factors that COULD affect the chances of football success such as a state’s weather, culture, income, football influence, and much more.

States that have the most representation all-time in the NFL are Florida, Texas, California, Ohio, and Pennsylvania.

States that had the most representation last year (2022) in the NFL are Florida, Texas, California, Georgia, and Ohio.

13 Current Players:
Greg Zuerlein, K, Lincoln
Cody Whitehair, G, Kearney
Chris Reed, G, Omaha
Austin Ekeler, RB, Lincoln
Brett Maher, K, Kearney
Harrison Phillips, DT, Omaha
Luke Gifford, LB, Lincoln
Brandin Bryant, DL, Omaha
Noah Fant, TE, Omaha
Isaiah Simmons, LB, Omaha
Ben Stille, DL, Ashland
Cam Jurgens, OL, Beatrice
Cade Johnson, WR, Papillion

Works Cited:
NFL Pro Football Reference

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OSRS (Offensive Simple Rating System)
DSRS (Defensive Simple Rating System)

The simple rating system measures teams against the average. Teams that are above 0 rank top 16 in the league. This data shows a strong correlation that playoff contenders and Super Bowl Winner rank high in OSRS and are typically in the top right quadrant.

Playoffs Explained

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Football is a unique sport where there can be considered many GOATS (Greatest Of All Time). Justin Tucker is a kicker for the Baltimore Ravens and is already considered the greatest of all time with many seasons left in his career.

Career Records, Stats and Accolades:

-Career field goal percentage (min. 100 attempts)

-Longest field goal — 66 yards vs. Detroit Lions (2021)

-Best Career FG Percentage (40+ yards) 84.2% (154-183) – NFL History

-Best Career FG Percentage (50+ yards) 74.3% (52-70) – NFL history

-Tucker has a 95.4% field goal conversion rate in the second half/overtime (165 of 173) – the best in NFL history.

-50+ yard field goals in one game – 3 (2016) (tied)

-50+ yard field goals in one season – 10 (2016) (tied)

-Fastest kicker to 1,000 points (2019)

-Fastest kicker to reach 300 career field goals (2021)

-NFL Moment of the Year (2021)

Justin Tucker Career Stats

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